Although prepared for martyrdom, I preferred that it be postponed.
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conj. 盡管;雖然;但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
盡管快80歲了，他還是十分活躍。
近義：howbeit, if, notwithstanding, though, whereas, yet
n. 殉教, 殉難, 殉節
近義：torment, torture
反義：joy, joyance, joyousness, liking, pleasantness, possession
prepared
[[pri'pe?d]]
a. 準備好的, 特制的
近義：minded, prompt, ready, willing, cagey, careful
反義：unaware, unguarded, unready, unwary
preferred
[pri'f?:d]
adj. 首選的;
v. 提出（請求、控訴等）( prefer的過去式和過去分詞 );提升;建議;選擇某事物（而不選擇他事物）;
"He preferred to die rather than surrender to the enemy."
他寧死也不愿向敵人投降.
近義：minion, pampered, pet, preferable, preferential, preferring
反義：loathed, unpopular, unwelcome, detestable, detested, disliked
vt.& vi. 延期, 緩辦, （使）延遲\\nvt. 把…放在次要地位; [語]把…放在后面（或句尾）\\nvi. （瘧疾等）延緩發作（或復發）
近義：deferred
反義：progressive, civilized, developed, forward, anticipated